Iron Mountain is a Limestone mine in PA now used to process retirement paperwork for Federal Employees As of the end of April, the OPM retirement backlog was at 25,386, which is down 7.2% from the previous month’s ending inventory ... Read More

For employees who use their privately owned vehicle for Government business, Reimbursement Rates for Gas Mileage Dropped Again in 2021 There are several people employed by the Federal Government who have to use a vehicle to perform their duties. As ... Read More

The Per Diem Rates for 2021 will remain unchanged from the 2020 numbers, but five locations switch from either standard to nonstandard or vice versa The General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced that the per diem rates for lodging, meals, ... Read More

House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines the hiring concerns that were accentuated. The House Appropriations Committee released a statement listing their concerns with the Office of ... Read More

House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines the IT concerns that were accentuated. The House Appropriations Committee released a statement listing their concerns with the Office of ... Read More

The ethical hacking company, HackerOne, has been contracted by the DoD since 2017 – it recently received authorization for use across all Federal Agencies- Over the past decade, professional hackers have found legitimate jobs through what are known as “vulnerability ... Read More

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director was Filled for the 8th time since 2013 as Michael Rigas takes over for Dale Cabaniss- who suddenly resigned on Tuesday, March 17th. The last Director of OPM to stay for a full ... Read More

GSA- Government Sleep Authority?- issued notice to Federal employees to review guidelines regarding the permissibly of unconsciousness in Federal buildings What is most interesting about the notice that the GSA (General Services Administration) posted throughout Federal workplaces is that… they ... Read More